How I’m Teaching Sign Language in My Homeschool: Camp ASL Review

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I love incorporating some kind of foreign language in our homeschool. It’s so much easier for a child to catch on to learning a new language than it is for an adult. That’s why I felt strongly about incorporating it into our homeschool at a young age. Over the past year we’ve studied a couple languages, but my favorite so far has been ASL (American Sign Language)!

My friend Rochelle created this awesome course called Camp ASL. We have been having a ton of fun with it so far, and learning so much!

Meet Rochelle

Rochelle is an ASL interpreter. She began teaching herself ASL as a young girl. When she got older she began going to school to be an interpreter where she learned the correct way to sign.

She is very involved in both her local deaf community, and US deaf community! Her website is an amazing resource for those wanting to learn with a few courses to help you learn ASL the correct way.

What is Camp ASL?

Camp ASL is a new course Rochelle has created to help your little ones learn how to sign! The course is designed to last 4 weeks, and covers: animal identification, get moving, camp out, and survival. As you complete each week, you can earn up to 10 fun badges for your badge book!

During the four weeks of camp you will have access to daily exercises and activities using the 99 page campers notebook. You will also have access to other fun resources that help you learn, such as songs, stories, crafts, and more!

Each lesson is taught by Rochelle herself through videos. This helps kids actually see the signing in action, rather than looking at those hard-to-interpret books.

The best part of this course is that it is designed for all ages! My youngest is learning at only 5 years old, and I watch along with the girls and learn myself!

How I’m Using Camp ASL in our Homeschool

Even though the course is designed to last 4 weeks, we’ve decided to spread it out a little further. My kids get overwhelmed easily, so we watch one of the video’s a day as part of our morning gathering. We sit together to watch the video, and then practice what we’ve learned. Then we work on the activities or crafts that go along with that lesson.

We have been having a lot of fun together as a family learning these new signs. I know the lessons are sticking because I see my kids practicing for fun all of the time.

The other night while we were out to eat we were all showing the hubsterdude what we’ve been learning. Talk about a fun family conversation over dinner! My youngest hadn’t watched yet, but she had fun pretending she was signing! (Please ignore the coughing at the end, my oldest is still getting over her nasty cough we’ve had the past month).

My name is Jeanetta (also known as Jenn) and I am a Missouri homeschooling mom who loves to blog! When I'm not playing the wife of housewife, teacher, or chauffeur, you'll find me working in my planners and journals, or Netflix binging. My passions are traveling, dancing, art, photography, and spending time with my family.

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I am a homeschooling mom to three crazy beautiful girls and a loving wife to my Star Wars junkie husband. I’m fueled by coffee, art, photography, TV, traveling, and dancing at concerts. I suffer from anxiety but art navigates me through it. I’m an open book and like to keep things real. I live my life on my own terms and could care less if others approve or not. Sometimes my world can be pretty chaotic, but to me that chaos is bliss and I wouldn’t have it any other way!

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